Clock Spinning—Magic: the Gathering History

Want to watch on YouTube? https://youtu.be/HX2rH602R2I

Austin made an archive of Gatherer comments (re-gathered.com), so of course we had to find the eight LEAST notable cards and spend a solid hour talking about them.

Check out the site archive at: https://re-gathered.com

• "Sleeping enchantments" rules discussion: https://web.archive.org/web/19990417073739id_/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/UZ_Rules.html#:~:text=%22Sleeping%22%20Enchantments
• Mississippi River plays the bad sac-lands: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/i-play-my-deck-on-turn-3-with-mississippi-river-in-legacy
• SideBoard Apocalypse review: https://web.archive.org/web/20010803003351id_/http://www.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=sb20010628a#:~:text=Shimmering%20Mirage
• Shimmering Mirage hated flavor text: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/add-text-flavor-2002-03-25
• The Grand Creature Type Update: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/grand-creature-type-update-2007-09-26
• Lens Flare Q&A: https://web.archive.org/web/20170424063831id_/http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/ask-wizards-february-2003-2003-02-03#:~:text=February%2018%2C%202003
• Reuben of Beats and Skies review: https://preconstructedmagic.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/red3/

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Timestamps:

• 0:36 - Intro
• 3:04 - Re-Gathered tour
• 8:01 - Pendrell Drake
• 19:09 - Opal Gargoyle
• 22:04 - Sulphur Vent
• 30:36 - Shimmering Mirage
• 37:51 - Wingbeat Warrior
• 49:21 - Selvala's Enforcer
• 51:06 - Krark-Clan Grunt
• 53:15 - Rousing of Souls
• 58:42 - Selvala's Enforcer
• 1:03:52 - Outro

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson

... all four of them.

Today we're reviewing every single Orgg ever printed. Weirdly this iconic creature type got a lot of love in Magic's first decade—even a TV commercial!—yet we haven't seen a new one printed in over 20 years. In today's episode we talk Orgg lore, such as it is, competitive play history, cool combos, and art. Our last card is an all-time nostalgic fave for Austin, so buckle up for some half-remembered childhood misplays.

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Cool links!

• View all the cards in today's episode: https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Dorgg+prefer%3Aoldest+order%3Adate+dir%3Aasc+unique%3Aart&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc
• Worlds 97 Orgg deck: https://www.classicdojo.org/feature/worlds97/t2worlds5decks.html
• Worlds 97 ESPN2 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L95mhQF2mu0
• Other Orgg Pro play: https://mtgtop8.com/search?MD_check=1&SB_check=1&compet_check[P]=1&compet_check[M]=1&compet_check[C]=1&cards=orgg
• Orgg TV commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7I71KnRG2Q
• Starter 1999's embarrassingly bad Orgg deck: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Starter_1999/Starter_game_box
• Judgment's Nightmares: https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Ajud+t%3Anightmare&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
• Extremely good video on Butcher Orgg tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgREcREosqU

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⏱️ Timestamps:

• 2:29 – Orgg
• 14:39 – Trained Orgg (S99)
• 23:19 – Trained Orgg (7ED)
• 25:52 – Soulgorger Orgg
• 36:54 – Butcher Orgg
• 49:02 – Outro

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 2:24 - Waves, by Ikson

About TIME we covered this... Today on Clock Spinning, we crack open a virtual Time Spiral booster pack and take another random stroll through Magic history. We'll talk art and lore vibes, cube-ability, mechanical excellence, and generally spiral off on tangents.

After Ravnica saved Magic, Time Spiral followed hot on its heels with one mission: Try and kill it again. Easily any super-fan's super-favorite set, Time Spiral was dense with complex mechanics, callbacks to cards famous and obscure, even Magic's first bonus sheet. That made it catnip for many enfranchised fans, but a turnoff for casuals and newbies. But those latter group are wrong, and Time Spiral is better than Ravnica. Join us to see why.

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SPOILERS AHEAD FOR WHICH CARDS WE OPEN

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⏱️ Timestamps:

• Orcish Cannonade - 1:48
• Havenwood Wurm - 5:54
• Mwonvuli Acid-Moss - 10:21
• Bonesplitter Sliver - 16:40
• Bewilder - 20:51
• Traitor's Clutch - 24:50
• Plunder - 29:06
• Snapback - 37:08
• Trespasser il-Vec - 40:45
• Thallid Germinator - 45:35
• Aspect of Mongoose - 51:02
• Tromp the Domains - 55:49
• Paradise Plume - 1:00:25
• Norin the Wary - 1:04:31
• Stupor - 1:07:12
• Outro - 1:12:45

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 1:36 - Shine, by Ikson

Today on Clock Spinning, we crack open a virtual Ravnica: City of Guilds booster pack and take a slow walk through Magic history. We’re talking first impressions, art and lore vibes, playability in their day, and the memories these cards _dredge_ up.

All this live, on air, totally blind to what cards comes next. Tell us what you think? Is this Experiment Kraj or... some other kind of Simic experiment, one that worked? Do you have a better Simic analogy for this episode? Let us know, please. Seriously.

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SPOILERS AHEAD FOR WHICH CARDS WE OPEN

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⏱️ Timestamps:

• 2:05 - Peel from Reality
• 4:26 - Sundering Vitae
• 8:23 - Wojek Siren
• 12:53 - Thundersong Trumpeter
• 18:14 - Nightguard Patrol
• 19:36 - Bramble Elemental
• 24:14 - Last Gasp
• 26:08 - Barbarian Riftcutter
• 27:56 - Woodwraith Strangler
• 32:23 - Benevolent Ancestor
• 33:45 - Viashino Fangtail
• 38:14 - Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
• 40:22 - Indentured Oaf
• 43:06 - Carrion Howler
• 47:04 - Watery Grave
• 49:41 - Outro and "How much would I have to pay you to..."

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• Interstitials - Sahara, by Ikson

OVER TWO YEARS LATER, we're back on the beautiful plane of Kamigawa! That's right, we're finishing up our review of Betrayers of Kamigawa with multicolored, artifact, and lands! From game-breaking Jitte to deservedly forgotten gems like Baku Altar, join us for a deep dive review into the art, lore, mechanics, and cubeability of some lovely old cards.

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🔎 See all today’s cards: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Abok+%28c%3E2+OR+t%3Aartifact+OR+t%3Aland%29+-t%3Abasic+order%3Aset&unique=cards&as=grid&order=set

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🔗 Links referenced in this episode:

• Zvi Mowshowitz set review: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/the-betrayers-of-kamigawa-set-review-green-artifacts-and-lands/
• Rick Rust set review: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/death-and-despair-plus-the-other-stuff-black-artifacts-and-colorless-cards-in-betrayers/
• Every token-maker printed before BOK: https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%22create+a%22+year%3C%3D2005+t%3Aartifact&order=released&dir=asc&as=grid&unique=cards
• Every card that references "rules": https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%22+rule%22+f%3Avintage&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name
• Lessons Learned from Umezawa's Jitte: https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/lessons-learned-from-umezawas-jitte/

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⏱️ Timestamps for each card:

• 6:47 - Genju of the Realm
• 15:09 - Baku Altar
• 23:49 - Blinding Powder
• 30:29 - Mirror Gallery
• 35:07 - Neko-Te
• 42:59 - Orb of Dreams
• 47:49 - Ornate Kanzashi
• 56:03 - Ronin Warclub
• 1:05:09 - Shuko
• 1:12:00 - Shuriken
• 1:22:10 - Slumbering Tora
• 1:25:29 - That Which Was Taken
• 1:30:49 - Umezawa's Jitte
• 1:36:56 - Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
• 1:40:44 - Tendo Ice Bridge

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• Interstitials - Hey, by Ikson and Waves, by Ikson

Today we review ten of the most Christmas-y cards in Magic. Well, the ten cards that contain reindeer, sleigh, or snowmen, anyway.

View today's cards on Scryfall: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28art%3Asled+or+art%3Asnowman+or+art%3Areindeer%29+not%3Auniversesbeyond+not%3Afunny+-t%3Asticker+prefer%3Aoldest+direction%3Aasc+order%3Areleased+unique%3Aart+-bricks

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⏱️ Timestamps for each card:

• 2:48 - Tundra
• 10:41 - Goblin Rock Sled
• 17:28 - Caribou Range
• 24:05 - Goblin Snowman
• 30:17 - Arcum's Sleigh
• 37:48 - Avalanche Riders
• 46:52 - Rowen
• 54:56 - Zombie Musher
• 1:00:17 - Goblin Snowman (SLD)
• 1:02:44 - Field Marshal
• 1:10:01 - Rimefur Reindeer
• 1:13:57 - Outro

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com 

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• Interstitial - Again, by Ikson

Today we review every Force of Will art. Therese Nielsen sets an almost unbeatable standard with her Alliances original; can any other piece hope to match it? Join us as we dive deep into the art, weird Balduvians, and the true height of Kefnet in this tangent-laden edition of Clock Spinning.

• See all the cards in today’s episode: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%22force+of+wil%22+unique%3Aart+prefer%3Aoldest+-is%3Aoversized+-is%3Adigital&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc 
• Nielsen’s blog #1: https://tnielsen.com/alliances-original-force-of-will-art-being-auctioned-live-now/ 
• Nielsen’s blog #2: https://tnielsen.com/force-of-will-print-and-background/ 
• Balduvian Shaman: https://scryfall.com/card/ice/59/balduvian-shaman 
• Baludivan War-Makers: https://scryfall.com/card/all/66a/balduvian-war-makers 
• Matt Stewart’s blog post: https://mattstewartartblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/gencon-and-force-of-will-alternate-art.html 
• Nielsen’s blog #3: https://tnielsen.com/eternalmastersfow/ 
• Every art depicting Kefnet: https://scryfall.com/search?q=art%3Akefnet&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name 
• Scott M. Fischer 2XM YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW4wbHCPEDE 
• William Blake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake 
• Kamigawa cognitive test: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Hobbies/Tales-of-Kamigawa-215822.html 

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Timestamps for each card:

• Terese Nielsen (Alliances) - 2:41
• Matt Stewart (Judge Gift Cards) - 13:28
• Terese Nielsen (Eternal Masters) - 17:12
• Jaime Jones (Amonkhet Invocations) - 24:00
• Scott M Fischer (Double Masters) - 28:51
• Donato Giancola (Dominaria Remastered) - 35:28
• Richard Kane Ferguson (Dominaria Remastered) - 41:04
• Outro - 48:20
• Secret Kamigawa Bonus Content - 49:43

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

• To You, by Ikson - Intro
• Summer, by Ikson - Outro
• Bungalo Bay, by Ikson - 2:35
• Hey, by Ikson - 48:20

Lhurgoyfs are a tribe totally unique to Magic, and they have a long and winding history. We’ll begin our journey in the depths of Magic’s Ice Age, and then take you on a weird Odyssey with a cycle of surprisingly competitive bad cards. Then of course we have Tarmo-daddy himself, and his rash of offspring right up through the present day. 

• See all the cards we reviewed today: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28t%3Agoyf+or+o%3Agoyf%29+%28-is%3Afunny+OR+is%3Afunny%29+-t%3Atoken+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc
• */* creatures in Magic, in printed order: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fpower.*equal+to%2F%29+OR+%28o%3A%2Ftoughness.*equal+to%2F%29+prefer%3Aoldest&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc 
• Lhurgoyf competitive history: https://mtgtop8.com/search?MD_check=1&SB_check=1&compet_check[P]=1&compet_check[M]=1&compet_check[C]=1&cards=lhurgoyf 
• Cards that count things in graveyards:
• 1 for enchantments: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*enchantment.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*enchantment.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• 1 for planeswalkers: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*planeswalker.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*planeswalker.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• ~7 for artifacts: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*artifact.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*artifact.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• ~11 for lands: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*land.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*land.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• ~25 for sorceries: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*sorcery.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*sorcery.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• ~25 for instants: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*instant.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*instant.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• ~60 for creatures: https://scryfall.com/search?q=%28o%3A%2Fequal.*creature.*graveyard%2F+OR+o%3A%2Fwhere+X.*creature.*graveyard%2F%29+-is%3Adigital 
• Red cards that care about sorceries (but not instants): https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3Asorcery+-o%3Ainstant+-o%3A%2Factivate.*only+as+a+sorcery%2F+c%3Dr+prefer%3Aoldest&unique=cards&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc 
• Terravore Premodern list by Brad Stone: https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=51959&d=585598&f=PREM 
• LSV’s Detritivore list: https://mtgtop8.com/event?e=40&d=102202&f=BL 
• Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son 
• Cubemap for Tarmogoyf: https://luckypaper.co/resources/cube-map/?card=tarmogoyf

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Timestamps for each card:

• Lhurgoyf - 02:00
• Cantivore - 14:50
• Cognivore - 23:48
• Mortivore - 34:46
• Magnivore - 42:22
• Terravore - 52:47
• Detritivore - 1:00:21
• Tarmogoyf - 1:10:42
• Chimney Goyf - 1:22:30
• Necrogoyf - 1:26:06
• Altar of the Goyf - 1:32:13
• Urborg Lhurgoyf - 1:40:14
• Nethergoyf - 1:46:17
• Barrowgoyf - 1:51:58
• Disa the Restless - 1:57:35
• Polygoyf - 2:03:18
• Pyrogoyf - 2:07:59
• Tarmogoyf Nest - 2:12:03

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 1:50 - Destination, by Ikson
• 2:16:29 - Again, by Ikson

John Avon is Magic’s Master of Mana, Baron of Basics, and Lord of Lands. He’s illustrated fully 7% of all basic land arts ever printed, and among them are many of the most iconic basics of all time. We share our pick for #1 Avon basic land art for each type, and talk about what makes Avon’s art so effective.

• All the land panoramas: https://imgur.com/a/MNZrN (scryfall version: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Dchk+t%3Dbasic+order%3Aset+%2B%2B)
• All John Avon basics, in order of release: https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3Aavon+t%3Aland+t%3Abasic+Unique%3Aart+order%3Areleased+dir%3Aasc+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc 

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Plains

• 2:36 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/7ed/344/plains
• 4:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/pmps07/1/ja
• 5:20 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/kld/250/plains

Island

• 8:10 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ust/213/island
• 10:50 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/inv/336/island
• 13:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/137/island

Swamp

• 15:30 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/pal06/3/swamp
• 19:00 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/138/swamp
• 19:27 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/m15/258/swamp
• 22:06 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/ust/214/swamp

Mountain

• 22:51 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/chk/300/mountain 
• 25:23 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/301/mountain
• 26:10 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/302/mountain
• 27:51 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/mir/346/mountain

Forest

• 30:22 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ons/349/forest 
• 33:47 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/140/forest 
• 34:33 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ons/347/forest

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 2:27 - Hey, by Ikson
• 38:01 - Sahara, by Ikson

Today on Clock Spinning, we look at the art for Birds of Paradise through the ages. From our start in Alpha, through some 2000s message board drama, and some surprisingly adorable Secret Lair drops, the history of BoP art is rich, varied, and full of genuine bangers.

• See all today’s cards: https://clock-spinning.captivate.fm/birds-of-paradise 
• Ancient drama with Edward P. Beard Jr. http://forum.magiclibrarities.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1623
• Interview with Edward P. Beard Jr. that touches on drama further: https://web.archive.org/web/20190309212011/https://www.bigar.com/articles/2018/10/24/edbeard-interview/ 
• Why are 7ED foils so expensive? https://web.archive.org/web/20160204210810/https://starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=17092 
• Ornithological Studies SLD: https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/en/product/608498/ornithological-studies 
• Extra Life SLD, including Lathliss arts: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/extra-life-2022-is-here-and-you-can-join 

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• Mark Poole (Alpha) - 1:30
• Edward P. Beard Jr. (7th Edition) - 6:51
• Edward P. Beard Jr. + Nefarious Photoshopper (8th Edition) - 16:37
• Marcelo Vignali (Ravnica) - 20:31
• Terese Nielsen (Magic 2011 Promos) - 26:40
• Ovidio Cartagena (Secret Lair) - 31:57
• Eli, Age 8 (Secret Lair) - 35:08
• Andrea Radeck (Secret Lair) - 36:15
• Darrell Riche (Dominaria Remastered) - 41:32
• Ben Wootten (Tales of Middle Earth Commander) - 44:33
• Which bird would you cube? - 51:32

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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com

• Intro - To You, by Ikson
• Outro - Summer, by Ikson
• 1:21 - Sunchaser, by Ikson
• 52:25 - Again, by Ikson